GEOMETRIC MODEL OF THE NAZCA PLATE SUBDUCTION IN SOUTHWEST COLOMBIA

A geometric model for the subduction of the Nazca plate beneath the South American plate in southwestern of Colombia is proposed based on the relocation of hypocenters of local and distant<br />earthquakes. By means of the simultaneous inversion of teleseismic P and SH body waves, the...

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Main Authors: Monsalve J Hugo, Pedraza Garcia Patricia, Vargas Carlos Alberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2007-12-01
Series:Earth Sciences Research Journal
Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/esrj/article/view/21202